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Posted On: October 14th 2026, 08:00 pm
✨ Gordon Sparks: Mi’kmaq Creation Story @ Mount Allison University, Sackville ✨
Join artist Gordon Sparks for a special presentation of the Mi’kmaq creation story.
Sparks is a Mi’kmaw artist committed to mentorship and cultural preservation. Raised in Papineau First Nation, he now lives in Rough Waters, New Brunswick, where he practices traditional Mi’kmaq wooden mask carving and tattooing. He learned his craft from master carver Edward Ned Bear (1954-2019), who in turn learned from an Elder in his community.
Central to Sparks’ vision path is the preservation and transmission of traditional Mi’kmaq knowledge and wisdom, including stories, ceremonies, food, and medicine. As he explains, “Traditional wooden mask carving is the medicine that connects our oral stories to our visual language as Mi’kmaq people from the east coast of Turtle Island known now as Canada. Mask medicine has the ability to bring people to gather in a safe place to share our oral history through stories, ceremonies, drums and dance. The knowledge of mask making has provided me with the ability to discover my roots through the art of sculpture.”
🗓️ October 28, 2026, 6:00pm
📍 Tweedie Hall, Wallace McCain Student Centre, Mount Allison University
🆓 Free event and open to the public
Read more at the link in bio.
@owensartgallery
@mountallison
@mikmaw_wooden_mask_carver @gordonsparkstattoos
📸 Image: Captured by Sasha.
#MikmawArtist #IndigenousArtist #MikmaqCreationStory #OwensArtGallery #MountAllisonUniversity
Join artist Gordon Sparks for a special presentation of the Mi’kmaq creation story.
Sparks is a Mi’kmaw artist committed to mentorship and cultural preservation. Raised in Papineau First Nation, he now lives in Rough Waters, New Brunswick, where he practices traditional Mi’kmaq wooden mask carving and tattooing. He learned his craft from master carver Edward Ned Bear (1954-2019), who in turn learned from an Elder in his community.
Central to Sparks’ vision path is the preservation and transmission of traditional Mi’kmaq knowledge and wisdom, including stories, ceremonies, food, and medicine. As he explains, “Traditional wooden mask carving is the medicine that connects our oral stories to our visual language as Mi’kmaq people from the east coast of Turtle Island known now as Canada. Mask medicine has the ability to bring people to gather in a safe place to share our oral history through stories, ceremonies, drums and dance. The knowledge of mask making has provided me with the ability to discover my roots through the art of sculpture.”
🗓️ October 28, 2026, 6:00pm
📍 Tweedie Hall, Wallace McCain Student Centre, Mount Allison University
🆓 Free event and open to the public
Read more at the link in bio.
@owensartgallery
@mountallison
@mikmaw_wooden_mask_carver @gordonsparkstattoos
📸 Image: Captured by Sasha.
#MikmawArtist #IndigenousArtist #MikmaqCreationStory #OwensArtGallery #MountAllisonUniversity
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